Fired now what

[tsm007]

I don't even know what to do. I've felt it coming for 2 weeks now. I didn't stand a fighting chance here. I'm actually okay with things because I feel like I was in a toxic work place. Now that I know what I know I want to start looking for another job. I don't know where to start. My confidence is shaken. How do I hide this in an interview? Do I even list this as a job on my resume? I don't want to repeat this experience.

[ArrowRN, BSN, RN]

Technically, if you did not make it past 6 months you are still considered a new grad nurse, and you really have no experience and there is no need to add that orientation to your resume. If the gap comes up in the resume find a safe generic way to answer the question without bad mouthing your prior employer and without making you look bad. E.g "My employer had xyz expectations for my orientation which I did not meet because I did not fully understand xyz , from this experience I learned....blah blah blah" . Keep it nice and short focusing and the positives you learned from the experience and what you will do differently at your new position. If it does not come up...then don't mention it.

[ixchel]

Places of employment can appear on credit checks. If you signed a consent for a background check that includes credit, that's how employment can pop up.

Eta: the employers you have listed on credit applications are usually the ones to pop up, I believe. I'm pretty sure the IRS doesn't report vendors to credit reporting agencies.

[MaiAnn]

Technically, if you did not make it past 6 months you are still considered a new grad nurse, and you really have no experience and there is no need to add that orientation to your resume. If the gap comes up in the resume find a safe generic way to answer the question without bad mouthing your prior employer and without making you look bad. E.g "My employer had xyz expectations for my orientation which I did not meet because I did not fully understand xyz , from this experience I learned....blah blah blah" . Keep it nice and short focusing and the positives you learned from the experience and what you will do differently at your new position. If it does not come up...then don't mention it.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the advice!

[tsm007]

Woot. Got a new job! It's very part time at a long term care facility, but I don't care. For those wondering, I did not list my previous employer, but I also picked a facility that I did not think would do an extensive background check. I am going to work on rebuilding my confidence and my resume and when I'm ready I will tackle new career goals. Right now I want a place willing to accept me as is - a new grad with no experience. I wanted to find something that was truly a good fit for my experience level. I did not want to set myself up to fail again. Right now what I need is to get some successes and experience under my belt and until I have that I am not applying elsewhere. Thanks for the encouragement.

[Anna S, RN]

Congrats on your new job!

Sounds like part-time is a good way to go after the bad experience you've had- you can kind of ease into it, and not be overwhelmed.

[abittooreal]

congratulations